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Category: Community | Education | Environment | Health | Human Rights | NGO Capacity Bldg | Social & Human Services | Tech Dev & Science
Available from: CODESRIA
Deadline: 15th Jun 2012
Within the framework of its strategy for building comparative knowledge on Africa
produced from within the African continent, the Council for the Development of Social
Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) invites proposals from researchers based in
African universities and centres of research for the constitution of Comparative Research Networks (CRNs) to undertake studies on or around any of the themes identified as priority research themes within the framework of the Council's strategic plan for the period 2012 – 2016. The primary purpose of CRNs is to encourage the development and consolidation of a comparative analytic perspective in the work of African social researchers. In so doing, it is hoped to establish a strong corpus of comparative studies produced by African scholars that could help to advance theoretical knowledge and discussion. For details of priority areas follow the link.
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Organization: World Conservation Union in the Netherlands
Deadline: 1st May 2012
Interest Area(s): Environment
The World Conservation Union in the Netherlands makes small grants for the Purchase of Nature program. The program provides grants for the purchase and protection of threatened wildlife habitats and vulnerable ecosystems, mainly in tropical developing countries. The grants are made to conservation organizations in those countries. High funding priority is given to: land purchase in or adjacent to areas with a high biodiversity value, like AZE (Alliance for Zero Extinction) - sites, IBAs (Important Bird Areas) or Ramsar sites; areas with ecosystems and/or species listed Critically Endangered or Endangered on the IUCN Red List; land purchase involving ecosystems under represented in the public protected areas system (for example dry forests in Mexico, Ecuador); and areas with a strategic importance for the protection of the hinterland (buffer zones) or connect important areas (corridors).
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Encouraging the pursuit of scientific excellence
Organization: Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS)
Deadline: 31st August 2012
Interest Area(s): Technical Dev & Science
TWAS-Comstech Joint Research Grants - The program aims at encouraging the pursuit of scientific excellence in OIC (Organization of Islamic Cooperation) countries by identifying and supporting the best young scientists in these countries; reinforcing and promoting scientific research and strengthening the endogenous capacity in science and technology; and
counteracting the brain drain and reducing the exodus of scientific talent from the OIC countries. Research Grants are awarded to high-level and promising research projects carried out by young individual scientists in OIC countries. Grants are upto a maximum of $15,000 provided over an 18months period and are renewable once. Grants may be used to purchase
scientific equipment, consumables and specialized literature (textbooks and proceedings only). The grant does not cover salaries of researchers and/or students, field expenses, travel expenses and/or participation in international conferences. The program provides support for research projects in the following fields of science and technology: earth sciences,
engineering sciences, information technology and computer sciences, materials science includingnanotechnology, pharmaceutical sciences and renewable energy. Individual applicants must be nationals of OIC Member States (see website), with a PhD and some research experience, but at the beginning of their careers. They should hold positions at universities or research institutions in one of the OIC countries. As a general rule, the grants are awarded to competent scientists under the age of 40 years.
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Seeking projects that promote gender/racial/economic justice
Organization: Open Meadows Foundation
Deadline: 15th August 2012
Interest Area(s): Chidlren & Young People; Community; Education; Health; Human Rights;
NGO Capacity Bldg; and Social & Human Services
Open Meadows Foundation is a grant-making organization seeking projects that promote gender/racial/economic justice. The projects must be led by and benefit women and girls, particularly those from vulnerable communities. They fund projects that do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender identity and expression, sexual identity and expression, age or ability. It offers grants up to $2000 to projects that: are designed and implemented by women and girls; reflect the diversity of the community served by the project in both its leadership and organization; promote building community power; and have limited financial access or have encountered obstacles in their search for funding. Organizational budget should not exceed $150,000. Small and start-up organizations are strongly encouraged to apply. Grants are made to tax-exempt charitable organizations in the USA and developing countries (i.e., through a U.S. fiscal sponsor).
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Organization: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Deadline: 15th May 2012
Interest Area(s): Health
Grand Challenges Explorations (GCE) supports hundreds of early-stage research projects – including many ideas that have never before been tested -- and scientists from a wide range of disciplines and regions. The Explorations initiative funds innovative ideas that could lead to new vaccines, diagnostics, drugs, and other technologies targeting diseases that claim millions of lives every year. GCE is an extension of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's commitment to the Grand Challenges in Global Health, which was launched in 2003 to accelerate the discovery of new technologies to improve global health. To date, the foundation has committed over $450 million to support hundreds of projects on topics such as making childhood vaccines easier to use in poor countries, and creating new ways to control insects that spread disease.
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"Agricultural Extension Capacity Building Activity”
Organization: USAID
Deadline: 30th April 2012
Interest Area(s): Community; Environment; and Social & Human Services
The United States Government, represented by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Bangladesh is seeking applications from qualified Bangladeshi entities for a Cooperative Agreement to implement a five-year project entitled "Agricultural Extension Capacity Building Activity”, in Bangladesh. This five-year project will promote a demand-driven, commercially-oriented agricultural extension system that involves farmers in a much closer feedback loop with research and extension. All interested parties are encouraged to carefully read the RFA in its entirety. USAID/Bangladesh will hold a pre-application conference to review the requirements of the RFA and to answer questions. Interested applicants should register for the pre-application conference via the link. To be eligible to receive this Cooperative Agreement, applicants must be legally recognized local Bangladeshi entities under applicable law such as private, non-profit organizations (or for-profit companies willing to forego profits), including private voluntary organizations (PVOs), universities, research organizations, professional associations, and relevant special interest associations.
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Supporting sustainable development in order to reduce poverty
Organization: New Zealand Aid Programme
Deadline: See Website
Interest Area(s): Education
Education is vital to the New Zealand Aid Programme's mission of supporting sustainable development in order to reduce poverty and contribute to a more secure, equitable and prosperous world. Scholarships are available to citizens from selected developing countries to undertake vocational training or tertiary level study in their home country, in New Zealand, or in the Pacific region. A large variety of scholarships are available. For full details, including eligible countries, please follow the link provided.
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- Combating the negative impacts of the textile industry on people and the environment
Category: Children & Young People | Community | Environment | Human Rights | NGO Capacity Bldg | Social & Human Services
Available from: TRAID
Deadline: 6th March 2012
TRAID (Textile Recycling for Aid & International Development) is committing £400,000 to international development projects. TRAID funds projects which combat the negative impacts of the textile industry on people and/or the environment and Improve the health, income and attainment of rights of those working in the textile supply and production chain. This includes children and home workers. TRAID seek to fund projects which: reduce inequality; involve the local parnter and beneficiaries in the project design, and include them in its implementation, monitoring, and evaluation; build the capacity of local organization(s); protect and improve the environment, or do it no harm; and aim for sustainability.
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Environmental and societal benefits that forests can provide
Organization: Bangor University
Deadline: 28th May 2012
Interest Area(s): Education and Environment
Bangor University have up to 15 fully-funded scholarships (each worth over £12,000 to cover tuition fees) available for applicants from the following developing commonwealth countries to study for our MSc Forestry by distance learning: Bangladesh, Botswana, Cameroon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guyana, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. The scholarship also includes a £2,000 bursary to enable scholars to attend a compulsory 14-day study tour which will be held overseas in July/August. This postgraduate course is primarily intended for students who already have an interest in
forestry and who wish to learn more about the environmental and societal benefits that forests can provide. Suitable applicants include individuals working in forestry/forest-related industries/ natural resource management, particularly in the fields of planning, regulation, policy, monitoring and environmental protection. The course is also suited to individuals working in forestry education who wish to further their knowledge and expertise in order to improve their teaching. The scholarships are currently only available for entrants in September 2012.
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Recognizing exceptional, science-based achievement in international agriculture and
food production
Category: Community | Environment
Available from: World Food Prize
Deadline: 30th June 2012
The $10,000 Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application, endowed by the Rockefeller Foundation, will be presented every October. The award will recognize exceptional, science-based achievement in international agriculture and
food production by an individual under 40 who has clearly demonstrated intellectual courage, stamina, and determination in the fight to eliminate global hunger and poverty. The award will honor an individual who is working closely and directly
"in the field” or at the production or processing level with farmers, animal herders, fishers or others in rural communities, in any discipline or enterprise across the entire food production, processing, and distribution chain.
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Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation Commits $9.9 Million to mHealth Alliance
Category: Women | International Affairs | Development
Grant Amount: $9,900,000
Grant made to: mHealth Alliance
Grant made from: Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation
The mHealth Alliance has announced a three-year, $9.9 million commitment from the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation in support of the innovative use of mobile technologies to improve the health of women and children.
The funding will enable mHealth Alliance to continue administering theInnovation Working Group's catalytic grant competitions for maternal, newborn, and child mobile health programs, which support the UN Secretary General's Every Woman Every Child global strategy. During the grant period, the alliance, which is hosted by the United Nations Foundation, will sponsor competitions and award grants to organizations with the capacity to scale-up evidence-based interventions that improve health outcomes for pregnant women, newborns, and children. Grant recipients also will receive technical support from the alliance, working in partnership with the World Health Organization.
Announced in conjunction with International Women's Day, the 2012 competition is accepting letters of interest from public-private partnership-driven projects that have the potential to improve women's and children's health and reduce their risk of dying in developing countries; have evidence of positive outcomes from a pilot or early-phase development; and are ready for scale-up. More information about the grant application process can be found on the alliance's Health Unbound Web site.
mHealth Alliance | Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation
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Category: Education The Kresge Foundation has announced that it is renewing its commitment to higher education in South Africa and has pledged to award at least $15 million to such efforts through 2018.
Between 2005 and 2011, the foundation invested almost $19 million in support of South African higher education, with a focus on institutional development and advancement. The new commitment aims to build on the foundation's efforts to improve access to education in the United States by adapting and applying lessons it has learned to South Africa. "In 2011, we engaged dozens of South African higher education leaders to determine how Kresge might continue our commitment to higher education," said Rip Rapson, the foundation's president and CEO. "The overwhelming consensus was that we could be most helpful by replicating our American focus with modifications to fit South Africa's specific needs."
The new effort, Promoting Access and Success at South African Universities, will seek to strengthen pathways to and through universities, especially for students traditionally under-represented in South African higher education; and build the fundraising capacity of universities so that they can focus more of their resources on priorities such as improving graduation rates. To that end, Kresge is continuing its partnership with Inyathelo, the South African Institute for Advancement, and will help fund a new partnership between Inyathelo and Rhodes University to develop a post-graduate diploma in advancement.
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Category: AgricultureThe International Institute of Tropical Agriculture has announced a five-year, $12 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in support of a new initiative designed to boost yam productivity and boost incomes for three million smallholder farmers in Ghana and Nigeria.
Led by IITA in collaboration with the governments of Ghana and Nigeria, the UK's Natural Resources Institute, the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa, and Catholic Relief Services, the Yam Improvement for Income and Food Security in West Africa project will focus on increasing yields for 200,000 smallholder farmers, ensuring that they have access to affordable pest- and disease-free seed yams, along with storage and handling technologies that can reduce post-harvest loss. Yam breeders also will work to develop and disseminate new, higher-yielding, disease-resistant varieties of the staple crop.
In addition to improving yam yields and output, the initiative aims to enhance market access for smallholder farmers. To that end, private-sector partners will work to advance efforts that link farmers, particularly those in remote areas, to markets where a strong and steady demand for their yams enables them to realize the economic benefits of increased productivity.
For many in West Africa, yams rank above meat as a source of protein, but in recent years crops in the Yam Belt — which extends from Cote D'Ivoire to Nigeria and accounts for more than 90 percent of global production — have shriveled as a result of pests and disease.
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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MacArthur Foundation Awards $13.4 Million to Study, Support Enhanced Nuclear Security
Category: International Affairs
Grant Amount: $13,400,000
Grant made to: Various
Grant made from: MacArthur Foundation
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has announced grants totaling $13.4 million to sixteen organizations working to prevent nuclear terrorism and strengthen nuclear security around the world.
Much of the funding will be used to train and support nuclear experts involved in making policy recommendations related to the prevention of nuclear terrorism and enhancing nuclear non-proliferation. The grants, ranging from $100,000 to $2.48 million, were announced in anticipation of the 2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit, which opens today.
Recipients included Stanford University's Center for International Security and Cooperation, which received $2.45 million, including $2 million to train future nuclear security policy experts; the Nuclear Threat Initiative, which was awarded $1 million, largely in support of its Nuclear Materials Security Index, a public project that benchmarks nuclear material security conditions on a country-by-country basis; and the Nautilus Institute, which received $600,000 to examine how the risks associated with potential terrorist attacks on nuclear power facilities might be reduced by more effective fuel disposal and management measures.
For a complete list of grantees, visit the MacArthur Foundation Web site.
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UPS Foundation Awards $5.5 Million for Humanitarian Relief
Category: Human Services
Grant Amount: $5,500,000
Grant made to: Various
Grant made from: UPS Foundation
UPS and the UPS Foundation have announced eighteen grants totaling more than $5.5 million to organizations working to promote community safety through humanitarian relief efforts and road-safety initiatives.
In support of humanitarian relief, the foundation awarded grants to several organizations, including the American Red Cross, CARE USA, theSalvation Army, and UNICEF. Organizations that received grants in support of road safety included the Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada,United Nations Decade of Action, Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe e.V. in Germany, and UK Youth.
"UPS and the UPS Foundation are committed to promoting safety and prosperity by supporting organizations that champion a variety of community safety initiatives," said UPS Foundation president Eduardo Martinez. "We are honored to apply our knowledge and command of logistics to help others prepare for the unknown and create safer roads and communities."
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Insider tips from people in the know about philanthropy
Christopher Hill is the founder of Hands Up Holidays (www.handsupholidays.com), an award winning ethical luxury travel specialist, with offices in London, San Diego and Sydney. Originally from New Zealand, Christopher now resides in London with his wife and son, and has extensive experience in helping charities raise funds through immersive travel experiences. This article outlines how other charities can benefit from this know-how to increase their funding with long-term, engaged donors.
Whilst the British government’s attack on charitable giving is putting particular squeeze on UK charities, charities all around the world face funding challenges, not least due to difficult economic conditions leaving many people with less money in their bank account to give to charities.
So a solution that helps charities increase their funding is particularly timely!
Hands Up Holidays has a solution that not only increases giving to your charity in the short term, but creates more engaged, committed donors who give consistently higher amounts, in the long term as well.
The good news is that wealthy people still want to give - philanthropy is increasing. We can help you tap into this more than you already are.
How?
By arranging at least one of two things on your behalf:
1. Philanthropic Donor Trips
2. Immersive Charity Challenges
Re Philanthropic Donor trips – these trips are created in consultation with you, to reflect your donors’ preferences, but generally are a combination of vacation and charity engagement. These can be arranged for a group of donors, or, a twist that might be more appealing for people who are constrained by time, is a family trip – families take vacations, so if this can be combined with an immersive experience at one of your charity’s project locations with the whole family, the trip can be both enriching for you and for the donor’s family life.
What’s more, by getting the whole family involved means that the children get engaged and discover the ways your charity is making a difference, thus grooming philanthropists of tomorrow, who will be loyal to your charity. The interaction they will get is priceless, and the memories enduring.
CONTINUED....Read the full article here
Hands Up Incentives is part of the Hands Up Holidays group a limited liability company registered in England. Registered Office: 61 Parkstead Rd, Putney, London SW15 5AN
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SETTING UP & MANAGING AN AMERICAN CHARITY - effectively
Seminar | Hosted by CHAPEL & YORK
Dates: Wednesday 25th April | Time: 10.00 BST
Venue: King's College London, Building A, Strand Campus, Strand, London WC2R 2LS
What the seminar will cover:
US non-profit tax and legal arrangements. Public Charities and Private Foundations. US tax and legal issues for charitable organizations based outside the USA. Setting up a 501(c)(3). Appointing directors and officers; insurance; board meetings; financial management; bank and brokerage accounts; accepting credit cards; tax receipts; anti-money-laundering policy; conflict of interest policy; liability insurance; US sanctions; grant making and grant applications; membership and the value of benefits; websites; IRS audit; 990 tax return; state registration; charitable solicitation and sales tax; planned giving including bequests.
Cost: £90.00 + VAT
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Introduction to International Development
Seminar | Hosted by BOND
Dates: 2 Day Course 1st - 2nd May, 2012 | Time: 9:30am - 5:30pm GMT
Venue: Central London, England
People new to international development or wanting the ‘bigger picture’.
Why choose this courseThis vital introduction to the key issues and emerging debates in international development combines participative training with interactive learning online. You will gain a broad overview of the latest thinking, a deeper understanding of the concept and practice of ‘development’, and a sharper focus on some of its complexities. Included are free online activities to develop your learning after the course.
What you will learnTake this course to learn • the historical context to development work • the global balance of power and the big players • progress that’s being made on the Millennium Development Goals • the key issues around aid, debt and trade • the challenges of HIV/AIDS and climate change • current approaches to development • what makes for successful development, using real-life examples
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AFP TechKnow Conference
Conference | Hosted by ASSOCIATION OF FUNDRAISING PROFESSIONALS
Dates: 2 Day Confernece 4th - 5th June, 2012
Venue: Orlando, FL, USA
REWIRE & INSPIRE!
Fundraisers and nonprofit professionals need to stay up to speed with today's technology and techniques, plain and simple. New web tools, apps and social networks can bring you up close and personal to your supporters in ways we never thought possible. What do donors want? Why do they give? How can you capture their imagination? The AFP TechKnow Conference will provide you with the strategic ideas and practical solutions in the areas of social media, knowledge/database management, marketing and communications and of course, technology. It"s time to "rewire" your thinking in order to "inspire" your donors for years to come.
COST: Early Bird Discount $595 Member | $895 Non-Member
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Fundraising Online
The world’s best 100% online digital fundraising conference, featuring the best in digital and online fundraising advice from expert speakers.
Now in its fourth year, there are many reasons why delegates from all over the world keep logging on to Fundraising Online each year. A cutting-edge programme focused on specific digital marketing topics, networking, the opportunity to meet suppliers on our exhibitor floor and expert speakers delivering high-quality sessions...are just a few.
In 2011 UNICEF registered for Fundraising Online for the third consecutive year, enabling over 40 of their offices to globally access sessions on digital and online fundraising and they will again be attending in 2012! Anita Yuen, Global Head Digital Fundraising at UNICEF Geneva, explains why:
‘UNICEF is increasingly using digital channels and platforms to fundraise and engage with supporters and Fundraising Online offers an excellent opportunity for our staff to hear about the latest developments in multi-channel and digital fundraising and best practice.
We find this unique online learning conference a fantastic and cost-efficient way of building digital fundraising knowledge among UNICEF staff across offices worldwide. There is a wide range of sessions to choose from and the conference is a great opportunity to connect with speakers as well as other participants. It is particularly insightful to hear what other non-profits are doing, what’s working and what isn't. I am looking forward to attending this year, along with my colleagues from UNICEF offices around the world.'
Cost: FREE
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A group of 46 wealthy philanpthropists have attacked the Government's plans to cap tax relief on charitable giving.
In a letter published in The Sunday Telegraph, the business leaders and representatives from worlds of the arts and education, warned the Government that good causes will suffer if the cap is implemented.
Sir John Ritblat, chairman of the Wallace Collection wrote: “I think the Treasury are absolutely demented and yes, it might affect how and what I choose to donate."
Sir Vernon Ellis, chairman of the English National Opera and the British Council added: “For my own giving, I will not be able to make as much contributions. It will be much tougher and I will have to think very carefully about each donation.
"Under the new proposals, I certainly would not have been to give the several million pounds towards the restoration of the Coliseum.
"Good causes will suffer and some important projects in our cultural institutions will not take place, which will be a shame for the country.”
The signatories also include three members of the Sainsbury family and Gordon Roddick, the widower of Body Shop founder Anita Roddick. Between them the group make donations worth more than £100 million a year.
Source: ITN
UK Prime Minister signals retreat over limiting charity tax donations
The UK Prime Minister hinted that proposed changes to donation rules could be focussed on gifts to non-British charities.
Currently, higher-rate taxpayers donating to a charity can reclaim more than half of the tax. From April, the maximum will be £50,000 per year, or 25 per cent of the individual’s income.
Ministers say the change is needed because some rich people are abusing the relief to cut their income tax bill. Charities have said the move will deprive good causes of significant donations.
Speaking in Jakarta, Mr Cameron said the principle of tightening up on tax relief was sound, because “there is no doubt that abuse is taking place.”
He said: “We’re very clearly informed of that, by the Inland Revenue, some people have been using charities established in other countries to funnel money in and get their tax rates so they’re not paying 50p tax or even 45p tax but in some cases are paying 10 or 20 per cent tax, and I think that isn’t right."
However, he said he was prepared to listen to charities’ concerns before the Treasury publishes draft legislation in the autumn. "We’ll look very sympathetically at these concerns,” he said.
He was speaking after charities warned that their funding was under threat.
[Read more] Source: Telegraph.co.uk
Is US MacArthur Foundation broke? It's accepting donations from outsiders
Want to make a gift to the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation? Now you can: The $5.5-billion philanthropy unveiled a new policy this week that enables the fund to accept donations from the public.
But don’t expect to receive any direct mail from MacArthur asking for money to help underwrite public radio or support its illustrious “genius” awards program. Joshua Mintz, the foundation’s general counsel, said in a statement that MacArthur will continue to encourage people to instead give directly to its grantees and will accept gifts only in “limited circumstances if a suitable grantee is not identified and the donor believes MacArthur has the expertise to use the funds wisely.”
“Under this policy, we do not actively fundraise. Instead, our focus remains firmly on supporting our grantees but providing flexibility in cases where a donor prefers that we accept funds,” he said.
At least one other private grant maker accepts donations from people other than its founder: the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. In 2006, Gates decided to accept money from people other than Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett. It was a move the foundation had previously resisted.
“We just really have been touched by some of these offers and think it would be ungracious to flat out turn the gifts away,” Patty Stonesifer, the foundation’s then-president, said in an interview.
“What do you tell a 7-year-old girl?” she asked. “Warren can give, but you can’t?”
The Gates foundation received $319,486 from the public in 2010, the last year for which that information was available.
The MacArthur foundation says the economic downturn played no role in its decision to accept other people’s gifts. But as foundation endowments and giving remain below their pre-recession levels, will more grant makers start looking to the public to help them fill their coffers?
[Read more] Source: Chroncile of Philanthropy
A 2011 visit to India by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to encourage that country's billionaires to increase their charitable giving appears to be paying dividends, Livemint.com reports.
Released by Bain & Company at the third annual Indian Philanthropy Forum in Mumbai, the India Philanthropy Report 2012 (24 pages, PDF) found that India's billionaires gave 3.1 percent of their income to charity in 2011, up from 2.3 percent in 2010. The report, which examined the philanthropic efforts of four hundred high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) and emerging HNWIs in Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Pune, found that younger HNWIs played a key role in helping to grow the country's philanthropic sector over the last year.
Indeed, among families engaged in philanthropy, 76 percent said they have young relatives taking an active role in choosing charities to support, while 69 percent have young members spearheading their family's charitable efforts. In addition to being involved in giving, younger HNWIs also said they planned to do more giving, with 57 percent saying they expected to boost their giving in 2012 and 49 percent of those over the age of 30 saying they expected to do so.
While the report suggests that Indian philanthropy will grow over the next few years, it also notes that more than 70 percent of the donors responding to the survey had less than three years of experience with philanthropy, underscoring the notion that the country's budding philanthropic sector is likely to experience growing pains.
How much fundraising is too much?
Fundraisers must have an honest discussion about just how much fundraising there should be or face a situation, says Michael Naidu.
After four and a half years as chair of the Public Fundraising Regulatory Association, in January I handed over the reins of the organisation to Paul Stallard. He joins the organisation at an incredibly challenging but interesting time. The sector is limbering up for the Charities Act review and there are some big questions to be answered.
The challenge of organising access to fundraise in public spaces is not an easy one. It cannot be written down in one place and then followed by all. Charities of all shapes and sizes have the right to fundraise using a range of tactics and the public have the right to say ‘No thank you’. Striking a balance between the two will always be delicate and require ongoing dialogue as well as a willingness to work together. Arguably, this is the biggest opportunity – and threat – the sector has faced in decades.
The PFRA plays a unique role in the sector, being the only organisation that directly regulates an Institute of Fundraising code. And by regulate, I mean has the power to limit actual fundraising activity. This occurs on the street with agency and in-house organisations bidding for access to sites. The doorstep is a different matter.
[Read more] Source: CivilSociety.co.uk
In the midst of public debates on fairness, tax rates and debt reduction, there is a fallacy, deliberately promoted by some, that undermines honest discourse. It is this: private charitable contributions should be classified and treated as "public money." If allowed to perpetuate, this bait and switch could lead to real and negative consequences for every charitable organization and donation made in this country.
The argument goes that because charitable organizations are tax exempt and donations to charitable organizations are tax deductible, the government misses out on some potential revenue. Lost revenue constitutes a subsidy, and subsidies, as we know, are done with government money. This argument relies on the semantic slipperiness of the word "subsidy," eliding its different meanings, and more deeply assumes that all our income first belongs to the government, which only chooses to let us keep some of it.
Two noted legal scholars, John Tyler from the Kauffman Foundation and Evelyn Brody from the Chicago-Kent College of Law, set out to make a definitive, legal case for what are, and are not, private charitable assets in this country. Their findings are required reading for anyone who wants a clear exposition of law and history on this point. Clearly, America enjoys a history of strong legal support for, at a minimum, maintaining the current system we have that protects donor intent and philanthropic freedom.
[Read more] Source: Heather Higgins @ Huffington Post
The Wikimedia Foundation and the German chapter of Wikimedia have announced grants totaling approximately $1.7 million (€1.3 million) from the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, and Google to create Wikidata, a collaboratively edited database of the world's knowledge.
The first new Wikimedia project since 2006, Wikidata will support more than two hundred and eighty language editions of Wikipedia with one common source of structured data that can be used in all articles that are part of the Wikipedia site. The aim of the effort is to create a higher level of consistency and quality within Wikipedia articles, while increasing the availability of information in smaller language editions and reducing the maintenance efforts required of the ninety thousand volunteers who edit the site.
The new database will be developed in three phases. The first, expected to be finished by August, will centralize links shared by different language versions of the online encyclopedia. In phase two, editors will be able to add and use data from the database. And the third and final phase will allow for the automatic creation of lists and charts based on data in Wikidata.
The Allen Institute will provide 50 percent of the funding for the effort, with Moore and Google each contributing 25 percent. Wikimedia Deutschland will be responsible for initial development of Wikidata and plans to hand over operation and maintenance of the project to the Wikimedia Foundation by March 2013.
BLOG: Why Your Nonprofit Won't Make a KONY 2012
“There's been a lot of ink spilled about the KONY 2012 video, the most successful cause video of all time (and most viral video ever). In my view, most of the larger, more well known NGO's won't produce a communications piece this successful, unless they radically change their structures. Here are 6 reasons why most NGO's will never make a KONY, and some lessons we can take to improve our campaigns for this exciting new world,” says Mogus.
In his blog post, Mogus outlines the six major reasons as:
[Read more] Source: Jason Mogus @ Communicopia.com
Did you know that there are over 156 million public blogs, according to Wikipedia. That's a lot of competition for all you nonprofit campaigners and bloggers. How do you make your blog stand out? What are the best blogging practices your organization should implement that will also generate more blog traffic? Frogloop's got you covered. Check out some of our favorite blogging tips below.
Target Audiences – Before you write your blog post, think about whom your target audiences are for that particular post. Is it activists? Educators? The Hill? It’s ok for you to target different audiences with different posts.
Tone – Posts should have a conversational tone and attempt to tell a story. They should not be wonky – unless your targeting policy makers. :)
Get to the Point – Frame your blog post around a central thesis statement.
Be Compelling – Use staggering stats that illustrate your key points or share pertinent statistics about the key issue or campaign you are working on. And be specific – don’t talk in generalizations.
Make it Scannable – People like to skim blogs for key points. Utilize bullets, short paragraphs, and bolded headlines to make the blog posts scannable. Consider doing list-driven posts, e.g. Five Tips to Save Money on Your Electricity Bill.
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The first in a series of webinars is:
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We will be asking whether American fundraising is right for your organization, covering the tax & legal issues involved, identifying the opportunities and the pitfalls and developing a fundraising strategy outside and inside the USA.
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BOOK: Social Media Tactics For Non Profits
There are a lot of books out there about social media strategy. I’m always inspired after I read them, but am left hanging after the stage is set for social media perfection. Sometimes in our busy lives, inspiration doesn’t always lead to action!
That is why Chad Norman and I (Melanie Mathos) co-authored the book 101 Social Media Tactics for Nonprofits – to provide actionable ideas with mini-case studies featuring the leading social media rock stars in the nptech world. Assuming you have a social media strategy in place, this book serves as a field guide for implementing the strategy to meet your goals. By the way, we are also giving away a free copy of our book to one lucky Frogloop reader, so be sure and add a comment below about why you would like to win a copy.
Whether you are an events person, a web guru, or a director of development, there are sets of tactics geared towards many roles. All you need to do is set out your objectives and then flip through the guide and find tactics that align with your strategy.
If you want to get a taste of the book, head on over to www.101SMT.com where we’ll trade you a tweet for 10 tactics.
Source: Mealanie Mathos on FrogLoop.com
Google+ could become a key social network for charities
Google+'s new personalised search feature could prove the vital tipping point for its popularity among charities
Google's social networking site Google+ could become a key tool for charities: the search engine recently rolled out new features in the US that may make charities rethink their approach to social networking. The UK is next on Google's plan.
Google+ – which opened its +Pages for brands in November appears to have attracted a significant number of charities. Mimi Kravetz, senior project marketing manager at Google, said take up among UK charities had "exceeded early expectations". The service itself, she said, has grown quickly, with 40 million users within 100 days after its launch in summer.
However, until the announcements, consensus among charities appeared to be that there was little benefit in paying attention. Most charities appeared to be pushing similar content on Google+ to their Facebook and Twitter feeds. The British Heart Foundation's community and social media manager, Robert Kusabbi, described Google+ as"social for the sake of social". He pointed out technical drawbacks, such as a lack of information for administrators on followers.
But Google's new personalised search feature, which it has called "Search plus Your World", means account holders – anyone signed in to Google via features such as GoogleMail or GoogleDocs – will see people and organisations they are connected to on Google+ prominently in their search results – just beneath the search box. And that, say some experts, could prove the tipping point for Google+ becoming just as significant for brands, including charities, as Twitter and Facebook.
[Read more] Source: GuardianUK
7 Tips for Better Fundraising Emails
Email marketing represents a critical component of online fundraising. In fact, in spite of the social era or perhaps because of it, more email is being generated. A growing minority of emails are read and responded to on mobile devices now. Contacting friends and supporters who may back your fundraiser via email cannot be overlooked.
For most nonprofits, email has been and remains the heart and soul of their online strategies. Even social media-heavy programs seek to engage more loyal supporters through email programs like newsletter, petitions, pledges, advocacy and more. The purpose is to build a house file.
So how can you make email work best for your campaign? Here are seven tips to consider.
1) Vet your list
Carpet bombing your entire rolodex and house file is not a great way to make potential investors feel good about receiving your email. If you are looking for support from friends, focus on creating a small list of people who will likely care about the effort. The email itself is an ask. If at all possible, a personal email to each fundraiser makes a big difference.
If you are a nonprofit, you will want a list that is opt-in, and not purchased wholesale. There are great solutions from companies like Care2 to develop email lists of customized, qualified parties who will opt-in to information from you. Spend the money to build a list, but don’t buy an existing one that is not directly associated with your cause.
2) Write a fantastic headlineThere are many elements to consider in writing a great headline, but make no bones about it, this is essential. Only 15% of emails are even opened, according to Blackbaud. Creating pithy headlines that are active in tense, short in length, and clear in purpose are critical to success.
[Read more] Source: Inspiring Generosity via razoo
How to ask for money
Use the right words, in the right order, at the right time to get the cash coming in
No one likes writing about or talking about money, but for most charities the effective ‘ask’ is the lifeblood of their organisation.
Here are a few tips to help with your fundraising writing.
Start with outcomes
Your donors want to know the impact that their money will have, so always start any writing about money with outcomes and achievements. Psychologists have shown people are much more likely to do what you want them to do if you give them a reason to do it. So never just ask for money without demonstrating – and proving – that their donation is an investment in the impact your organisation has.
Keep it simple
Your organisation may do 50 different things, but when writing about money concentrate on one area only. Too many options and ideas can breed procrastination. If you ask for this money, for this project, by this date, you present the reader with a simple yes or no decision to make right now.
Be honest about core costs
We all know asking for money to pay postage, lighting bills and transport isn’t a great sell. While you shouldn’t try to hide the fact you need to pay for core costs, you can weave them creatively into your fundraising asks.
Write the truth – that these costs are core to making projects successful – rather than an optional add-on you’d rather not talk about:
[Read more] Source: Gideon Burrows @ ngo.media
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